Firefighters battle two massive wildfires in Florida Panhandle

Emily Homeric, Robert O’Connor and Wandi Blanco pour water on hotspots behind homes in Panama City on Saturday March 5 2022 (Mike Fender/News Herald/AP)

Firefighters and emergency workers have battled two massive wildfires in an area of the Florida Panhandle that was still recovering from destruction caused by a Category Five hurricane more than three years ago.

The 8,000-acre Bertha Swamp Road fire and the 1,400-acre Adkins Avenue fire threatened homes and forced the evacuation of residents of at least 750 homes in Bay County, Florida over the weekend.